Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

But this time, Shi Jian did not waste his Qi on defense. Instead, blood flowed between his fingers, and he drew a talisman in the air with the blood.

The sky was covered with dark clouds and strong winds were blowing, with thunder rumbling in the clouds.

The talisman formed from blood glowed with golden light, and the stone turned into a bolt of lightning that attracted the thunder from the sky.

"I will sacrifice my blood for Xuanyuan, and I will remain loyal to Kunlun!"

When the Japanese artillery shells hit, lightning flashed in the dark clouds, and thunder covered the entire Maoshan Mountain.

Shi Jian and Wanning Palace were reduced to ruins.

The Japanese brigade commander stood up under the protection of everyone, and looked around him and heard wailing. Nearly half of the soldiers in a brigade were chopped into charcoal. Some soldiers were seriously burned. Only one in ten of the three artillery regiments had intact cannons left.

He led the remaining Japanese soldiers into Wanning Palace, which had become a ruin. Shi Jian's body was blown to pieces by the shells, and the air was filled with the smell of burning. After he confirmed that there were no survivors, he ordered the burning of Maoshan.

After a big fire, the Fu Yuan Wanning Palace, the ancestral temple of Maoshan, no longer had its former glory.

In the new regiment, after Shen Yan listened to Tang Nian'en's intermittent account of what happened, an indescribable feeling of sadness filled the regiment headquarters.

"Nian En, where are the other brothers?"

"They are all dead. We heard the sound of artillery fire and went back to see Master. We ran into the Japanese coming down the mountain. Several brothers died with the Japanese in order to protect me."

Shen Yan reached out and wiped the tears from his face and said softly: "Don't cry, Brother is here."

Everyone noticed that although Shen Yan's tone was calm, it was unusually cold, and everyone looked at him worriedly.

Shen Yan helped Tang Nian'en up from the ground: "Lv Ren, take Nian'en downstairs to eat something and bandage his wounds."

Lu Ren helped Tang Nian'en out. Shen Yan, holding the bag in his hand, turned around and walked out of the regiment without even saying hello.

Li Yunlong, You Ke, Gong Er and others hurriedly chased after them.

But Shen Yan's cold voice came: "Don't follow me, let me be alone."

Shen Yan returned to his room, locked the door, and sat down on the bed, tears streaming down his face silently.

Li Yunlong was sighing and smoking in the regiment headquarters when the phone rang.

"Li Yunlong, is Xiao Shen in the group?"

The brigade commander's anxious voice came over the phone, and Li Yunlong whispered: "He's here, brigade commander, you know everything? Xiao Shen locked himself in the room and didn't let anyone in, what should we do?"

"The New Fourth Army sent a message to the headquarters early this morning. Li Yunlong, I don't care what method you use, you must keep Xiao Shen in the regiment! The deputy commander and I will set out now and will probably arrive early tomorrow morning. If Xiao Shen encounters any accident, you will decide for yourself!"

Mu Yun in Jin District kept calling Shen Yan with the ring, but no one responded. Finally, he had to call Lu Ren.

"Brother Lu, how is the captain?"

"He locked himself in the room and refused to open the door even when someone called him."

Mu Yun sighed: "Alas, the old mountain master is worthy of being a role model for my generation. You must keep an eye on the captain. I suspect this may be a trap for the captain. Shinozuka Yoshio used himself as bait, and now the Japanese troops are gathering near Nanjing. The purpose is to lure the captain into the trap."

"I understand. Keep in touch. If you have any news, please contact me immediately."

Yoshio Shinozuka, a man in Jinling Jonouchi, sat at his desk with a flushed face, and in front of him stood Yamamoto Ikki, the captain of the Japanese special forces.

"Mr. Yamamoto, now everything is ready, except for you. Go ahead and show your special operations to the land of China!"

"Hi, General!"

Yamamoto Ikki was Shinozuka Yoshio's final move. In his game of chess, the Sakata Regiment was the first chess piece. He used the Japanese troops in northern and southern Henan to drive the Eighth Route Army into the Taihang Mountains, and then used the troops in Suzhou to destroy Maoshan to lure Shen Yan out. He didn't expect to gain so much, and he also killed Shen Yan's master.

He was certain that Shen Yan would do whatever it took to avenge his master, so he set up a dragnet near Jinling to capture Shen Yan and others.

The final killer move was to take advantage of the absence of Shen Yan and others to use the Eighth Route Army intelligence he obtained from Yan Wanren in the Second War Zone to attack Daxiawan in Taihang and destroy the Eighth Route Army's headquarters.

Regardless of whether he was successful in the end, his series of actions were enough to make the military take notice of him.

The Eighth Route Army Headquarters learned from the New Fourth Army that Maoshan was destroyed, and immediately determined that this was a conspiracy against Shen Yan. So the brigade commander and the deputy commander-in-chief immediately rushed to the New First Regiment, but even so they were still a step late.

Shen Yan stayed in the house all day. He poured some water from the thermos and wiped the tears from his face. He took off his Eighth Route Army uniform and put on a white Taoist robe.

He opened the door and found that all the members of the Torchbearing Corps were waiting outside.

Lu Ren looked at him and wanted to say something, but finally he said a few words: "Captain...my condolences"

"Stop talking nonsense and let others mourn"

Shen Yan's words were icy cold, and he walked out without paying any attention to the crowd.

Lu Ren stopped him in front and said, "Captain, are you looking for revenge on Shinozuka Yoshio? Do you know where he is? Brother Mu said this might be a conspiracy, a conspiracy specifically targeting you."

Shen Yan looked at him without a trace of spirit in his eyes: "Get out of the way"

Lu Ren gathered his strength and said: "Captain! You are the leader of the torch bearers and you can't act so stubbornly. If you insist on leaving, I will have to stop you."

Before everyone could see clearly, Shen Yan hit him in the middle of his chest with a palm, dispersing the Qi in his body. Lu Ren covered his chest and lay on the ground, gasping for breath.

"Ah Ren, I'm sorry. When I come back, you can kill me or chop me up as you please."

Shen Yan walked out of the yard without looking back. Lu Ren shouted to the people around him, "Stop...stop him! Don't let him go!"

You Ke and a few others stood in front of Shen Yan.

"Are you going to stop me too?"

You Ke knew that it would be extremely difficult to stop Shen Yan with just his people.

"Captain, if you want revenge, we will accompany you."

"Then let's go together!" After saying that, Shen Yan walked towards the village entrance without caring about others.

You Ke calmly made arrangements for the group: "Brother Chengzhen, Zhuge, Tianming, the three of you come with me. Miss Gong, please go to Chang'an with Guan Lin to ask the old hall master to come forward. The others will stay at the regiment headquarters and ask Lu Ren to gather the torch bearers. Everyone else will stay on standby!"

"Yes!"

Gong Er untied the Wu Dou Jia and handed it to You Ke: "Give this to him, I will leave now."

You Ke and the other two followed Shen Yan. The five of them arrived at the entrance of the village, where Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao were standing waiting for them.

"Xiao Shen, are you really leaving?"

Shen Yan nodded, and Li Yunlong sighed: "I know I can't stop you, but you must come back alive!"

Shen Yan and the other four disappeared into the night. Zhang Dabiao looked at his back and said, "Captain, why didn't you stop Captain Shen?"

"What can I use to stop him? Do you want me to point the gun at Xiao Shen and use force to stop him? Nonsense! If a man doesn't seek revenge when he has a grudge, is he still a man?"

"But in this case, the brigade commander and the headquarters..."

Li Yunlong said indifferently: "Whatever happens, I'll just get rubbed off. I'm used to it. Too many lice won't itch, too many debts won't worry me. Let's go back to sleep."

The next morning, the brigade commander and deputy commander-in-chief rushed to the new regiment with their guards.

"Li Yunlong! What did I say!" The brigade commander roared while swinging his belt at Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong stood straight, as if a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water: "Brigade Commander, I tried to stop him but failed."

"You fart!"

The deputy commander frowned and asked, "What's the situation with the torch now?"

"The torch bearers have just returned to the base, and before leaving, You Ke handed over the command to Lu Ren."